Legal Opinion
Lowenschuss v. Southern California Gas Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 2, 1992No. B063723PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
gas company, a public utility, knows that a rapidly spreading fire is approaching a neighborhood. Does it have a duty to purge gas from its pipes and house meters which may be in the path of the fire? No.
Oscar, Susan and Leonard Lowenschuss (Lowenschusses) appeal from the judgment in favor of respondent, Southern California Gas Company (Company), after the trial court sustained the Company’s demurrer to the Lowenschusses’ first amended complaint without leave to amend. We affirm.
Facts
In their first amended complaint, the Lowenschusses allege that, although the Company knew…
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